Stories
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Some days, you just trust your gut
WHEN THE FIRST PUNCH FLEW, I knew I had lost control of the situation. I had seen two men arguing near the back of the line, but the conflict wasn’t my problem as far as I was concerned. Even had it been my problem, how was I supposed to prevent two full-grown men from bickering?…
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Stalking Malaria
Janice Culpepper '77 teams with Bill Gates to stop a global killer
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Game Changer
Midway through this year's National Basketball Association season, sport psychologist Dr. Joel Fish '75 received a visit from a player mired in a slump. "I'm just feeling really tense on the court," Fish remembers the player saying. "I'm not relaxed."
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Clark students help Worcester organizations with cleanup during annual ‘Just Do It Day’
On Saturday, April 18, one hundred twenty Clark University students participated in service projects throughout the Worcester community during the annual “Just Do it Day.” Some students travelled to the Jacob Hiatt Magnet School and the YMCA and contributed their manpower to painting projects. Others spent their time preparing the Semillas de Vida garden at…
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Sport psychologist Dr. Joel Fish ’75 helps athletes succeed in the arena of the mind
‘I’m not talking to athletes; I’m talking to people who play sports.’
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Music Composer Matt Malsky is Associate Provost and Dean of the College as of June 1
Clark University has named Professor Matthew P. Malsky Associate Provost and Dean of the College. He will start his new post on June 1. Professor Malsky has been at Clark for 21 years, first as an adjunct instructor, then as a multi-year visiting assistant professor, and most recently as a full Professor and an…
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SynergE Worcester on track to save more than $1M in annual college energy costs
A collaborative college initiative that was started four years ago is now on track to save more than $1 million in annual energy costs for Clark University, College of the Holy Cross and Worcester Polytechnic Institute. SynergE Worcester, a program that was developed by the three colleges in conjunction with National Grid and GreenerU, is…
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No spy games, but plenty of research
William “Will” Rogers ’59 has sent along a token of thanks for being interviewed about his 51-year career with the Central Intelligence Agency. With it he’s enclosed a note: “Thought you might like a CIA pen. Don’t worry, it doesn’t do anything but write.” It’s the sort of quip he’s accustomed to delivering when the…
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Prof. Mark Miller and Judicial Politics
LISTEN NOW >> For the inaugural episode of Campaign Context, Clark University Professor of Political Science Mark Miller joined Oscar Winberg for a discussion on judicial politics and the Supreme Court. Miller is a 2014-15 Fulbright Scholar, holding the Bicentennial Fulbright Distinguished Chair in the North American Studies Department at the University of Helsinki in Finland for the 2014-15 academic year…
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Reunion keynote speaker to address millennial generation in the workforce
Lauren Stiller Rikleen ’75, a nationally recognized expert on developing a thriving, diverse and multigenerational workforce, will be the keynote speaker at the May 15 Clark University Reunion Weekend Dinner in Tilton Hall. Rikleen’s talk is titled “Developing Millennials to Challenge Convention and Change our World.” As president of the Rikleen Institute for Strategic Leadership,…